Challenged Through Social Media, 2 Motorcycle Gangs In Semarang Show Good Swinging Sickles To Road Users, Eventually Arrested By Police

Central Java Deputy Police Chief Brigadier General Abiyoso Seno Aji (center) when the press releases a number of criminal cases in Semarang/ANTARA

SEMARANG - The police arrested members of two gangs in Semarang City who were slashing at road users.

Central Java Deputy Police Chief Brigadier General Abiyoso Seno Aji said the eight perpetrators, members of the two gangs, most of whom were underage, were arrested at different locations.

The eight perpetrators, he said, were each divided into five members of the 'BK Gang' and three members of the 'Geng Army 059'. The stabbing incident that occurred on July 31, 2022, began with a plan for a brawl between groups.

"These groups challenge each other through social media," he said in Semarang, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, August 10.

The two groups, he explained, then toured the city of Semarang before stabbing road users.

The locations of the stabbings were respectively on Jalan Dr.Cipto Semarang and Jalan Suratmo Semarang.

"This group attacked passing motorists because they thought they were the opposing group," he said.

Together with the perpetrators, he said, several motorbikes which were used as a means to commit the crime and three sickles were also secured.

For their actions, the suspects were charged with Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning Child Protection.